May be this is their evil plan - make The Pirate Bay SO popular, that it won't be able to handle the load and will eventually collapse under it's own weight :)
I guess they haven't heard of http://highscalability.com/
I guess they haven't heard of http://highscalability.com/
Or, even more evil, they hope the owners will pull the plug during an attack of extreme anxiety, brought on by the increase in media attention. Or that they will go away when they've made enough money. Your train of thought opens up interesting possibilities...
Once they are cleared, they will have precedent on their side in any future cases. Quite genius really... vaccinating the court system in a sense.